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An epic poem written by Virgil, commissioned indirectly by [[Augustus Caesar]], written in the style of the [[Iliad]] and [[Odyssey]], which depicts the hero [[Aeneas]] fleeing from [[Troy]], journeying to [[Carthage]], [[Sicily]], and finally to [[Italy]] where after battling, he founds the city of [[Rome]]. A monumental work of major significance in Western literature.
An [[epic poem]] written by [[Virgil]], which depicts the hero [[Aeneas]] fleeing from [[Troy]], journeying to [[Carthage]], [[Sicily]], and finally to [[Italy]] where after battling, he founds the city of [[Rome]]; a monumental work of major significance in Western [[literature]].

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An epic poem written by Virgil, which depicts the hero Aeneas fleeing from Troy, journeying to Carthage, Sicily, and finally to Italy where after battling, he founds the city of Rome; a monumental work of major significance in Western literature.

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